A person won't retain proficiency at a task unless he or she has at one time learned to perform that task very rapidly. Learning research demonstrates that the skills of people who become accurate but not fast deteriorate much sooner than the skills of people who become both accurate and fast. -- Philip Greenspun

The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution. -- Bertrand Russell

Some people suggest that machines would be friendlier if input could be in a natural language. But natural language is probably the worst kind of input because it can be quite ambiguous. The process of retrieving information from the computer would be so time-consuming that you would be better off spending that time getting the information directly from an expert. -- Gary Kildall (inventor of CP/M, one of the first OS for the micro).

[Innovation] comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don’t get on the wrong track or try to do too much. We’re always thinking about new markets we could enter, but it’s only by saying no that you can concentrate on the things that are really important. -- Steve Jobs

I'm always happy to trade performance for readability as long as the former isn't already scarce. -- Crayz (Commentor on blog.raganwald.com)

If something isn’t working, you need to look back and figure out what got you excited in the first place. -- David Gorman (ImThere.com)

Trust because you are willing to accept the risk, not because it’s safe or certain. ~Anonymous

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. ~Eleanor Roosevelt

Real difficulties can be overcome; it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable. ~Theodore N. Vail

The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it. –Chinese Proverb